Orange Buttermilk Bundt Cake - a wonderfully moist cake beneath a crunchy, delicate crust. If you love the taste of oranges, you'll love this cake!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Servings: 6-8 servings
Ingredients
1cupbutterroom temperature, plus more for pan, 2 sticks
3cupsall-purpose flour plus more for pan
1tablespoonbaking powder
2teaspoonskosher salt
2 1/2cupsgranulated sugar
1/3cuporange zest
4large eggs
1cupbuttermilk
3/4cuporange marmalade
1/8cuporange juice
2tablespoonslemon juice
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour Bundt pan; set aside.
Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
Combine sugar and orange zest in a large bowl; using your fingertips, rub together until orange sugar is well blended.
Add 1 cup butter to orange sugar. Using an electric mixer on high speed, beat until mixture is light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
Add eggs one at a time, beating between additions and occasionally scraping down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula.
Beat until mixture is light and fluffy, about 4 minutes longer.
Reduce speed to low. Add dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with buttermilk in 2 additions, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan.
Bake cake until golden brown, about 60-70 minutes.
Transfer to wire rack and let cake cool in pan for 20 minutes.
Invert cake onto rack; remove pan and let cake cool completely.
While the cake is cooling, begin to prepare the glaze.
Combine orange marmalade, orange juice and lemon juice in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until glaze is reduced to 1/2 cup, 8-10 minutes.
Strain glaze into a small bowl, discard solids in strainer.
Pour glaze over completely cooled cake and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
Notes
This Orange Buttermilk Bundt Cake can be made 2 days ahead and stored airtight at room temperature.